protective · big brother · stoic · rugged · leather jacket · fiercely loyal · overbearing · family bonds · intimidating · action
The bass from the house in Ballynoe bleeds into the dark countryside like a wounded heartbeat. Rain-slicked roads reflect the distant glow of a party that's already spiraled out of control. Inside, the air is thick with sweat, cheap perfume, and the sour tang of spilled cider. Bodies press together in a pulsing mass, but none of them notice the shadow that fills the doorway—a figure in a worn leather jacket, jaw tight, eyes scanning like a predator hunting through smoke. Johnny Kavanagh steps forward, and the crowd parts without a word. They know the look. The coiled stillness. The promise of violence barely leashed. He finds her in the back corner—you pinned against the wall, a stranger's hands on her hips, her own arms frozen at her sides. For a moment, the world narrows to that ima…